Google Play Music is continuing its attempt to challenge Spotify’s music-streaming dominance with the help of ‘Concierge’, a ‘hand-picked’ music selection to suit various moods and times, but is it worth it?

Nokia went from pioneering mobile phones to smartphone afterthought, with Apple mostly to blame. Former Nokia employee Masanari Arai, who is now CEO of mobile backend services provider Kii, elaborates.

At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today, Sony unveiled a slew of new products, including the Xperia M4 Aqua smartphone and the Xperia Z4 tablet. Siliconrepublic.com editor John Kennedy received an early preview.